This is a blog recording the announcements that are sent out on the CASCA listserv.

Monday, November 21, 2011

CASCA: Job posting/Emplois

Irving K. Barber School of Arts and SciencesAnthropology–Assistant Professor Competition: ANTH - 2011The Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at the University ofBritish Columbia, Okanagan Campus, invites applications for a professorialappointment in Cultural Anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track , to begin July 1st, 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter.The position will be held in Community, Culture and Global Studies(http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/welcome.html)in the Barber School(http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/ikbarberschool/welcome.html).We are seeking to fill a position in Cultural Anthropology with acandidate who has a strong background in anthropological method andtheory. He/she should have an established research program preferably inanthropology of gender and/or globalization. Candidates with a commitmentto teaching, including introductory anthropology courses as well as one ormore of the following would best meet our program needs: anthropology ofgender, kinship and social organization, anthropology of religion, appliedanthropology.The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to ourgraduate teaching and supervision.UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. Allqualifiedpersons are encouraged to apply. We especially welcome applications frommembers ofvisible minority groups, women, Aboriginal persons, persons withdisabilities, persons ofminority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with theskills and knowledgeto engage productively with diverse communities.Canadians and permanentresidents of Canada will be given priority. All appointments are subjectto budgetary approval.UBC is consistently ranked among the world's top 40 universities, and theUBC system comprises two distinct campuses in the province of BritishColumbia–one in Vancouver and one in Kelowna. UBC's Okanagan campus islocated in the city of Kelowna, situated at the heart of the OkanaganValley in the southern interior of the province. The Okanagan campus hasover 7,000 students in six faculties, including strong graduate programsat all levels. The Okanagan is connected by direct flights to majorCanadian and USA cities and the region is considered one of the desirableregions to live in CanadaHow to ApplyApplicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence ofteaching ability (e.g., course evaluations), program of research, and thenames and contact information of three referees. All documents must besubmitted as e-mail attachments and sent to recruitment.bsas@ubc.ca. The deadline for applications is January 1, 2012. Preferred formats areMicrosoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). Please put thecompetition title on the subject line of the e-mail and declare whetheryou are legally entitled to work in Canada. Applications will be reviewedbeginning on January 4. The process will continue until the position isfilled.